And this was the other interesting thing about Stes-Maries de la Mer. According to one of the local legends, Sarah was a servant girl who accompanied Mary-Jacobe, Mary-Salome and Lazarus, in their flight from Jewish persecution of early Christians, across the sea to this little town. Sarah, or the Black Madonna, is the patron saint of gypsies. (Pretty ironic, given our Austro-Hungarian roots.) We even had a gypsy or two try to sell us religious medals while there.
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Did you say Brrr? I thought the South of France was where the lovely maidens frolicked topless in the Mediterranean because of the bathwater like thermal properties. You mean Rick Steves, the American ubertourist, has been lying to us all these years?
weeelllll, lying is such a strong word. it's more that europeans, especially northern europeans, have a different sense of what constitutes warm water.
and to keep your image of the south-o-france intact, the folks we say frolicking in the water were a young family. and mom was indeed topless.
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